Xtreme Pro 3.2 & Xtreme 3.2 Released!

[remi]

Hi Neil,

I'm a little bit confused:

You also say “named colors aren't automatically added to the color bar”. Can you explain that comment please? Named colors are no longer created implicitly by 3.2 as they were in older versions (they should never be), but when you create a named color explicitly it appears on the color bar, just as always.

Perhaps I don't understand the difference between the old and the new functionality. Found also this text on your "What's new in Xara Xtreme" page:

"In older versions of Xara Xtreme, a new Named Color was created and added to the color line whenever you created a new color. This typically resulted in dozens of Named Colors appearing in the line, even though most of them weren't actually used. This no longer happens. When you create any color (e.g. click one of the Standard Palette colors) it just applies that as a local color to the object. You can of course edit this color using the Color Editor as always (Ctrl+E). Only if you select the 'New Named Color' icon in the color editor is a new Named Color created."

I'm not sure what you mean with "create a new color" together with that this color shows on the color bar? I mean, if I create a shape, select the color editor and choose a color for this shape, this new color is already handled as a local color to the object in Xara Xtreme Pro 3.0.2.781. Only when I choose to create a new "named color", the color bar shows the new named color. If I understand this right, you're saying, this behaviour is not changed. But then I don't understand, what's the difference between 3.0 and 3.2 with this?

Remi

[NeilH]

Hi Neil,
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But then I don't understand, what's the difference between 3.0 and 3.2 with this?
Remi

That text from the web site is a little confusing, so I'll get it changed.

In 2.0 or 3.0, start a new design, draw a rectangle and make it red by clicking on a palette color (one of the diamonds). You'll see a new 'named' color square appear on the color bar. That is not a very useful named color, because it's name is something like "RGB(100%,0,0)". As a result, load many old designs (into 2.0 or 3.0) and the color line is a mass of different named colors like these, and with names like "White 2" and "Black 3". Often somewhere amongst them are some useful named colors that the designer has explicitly given names to, like "Car color", or "Theme color 1". But finding them amongst the useless named colors is not always easy.

So now in 3.2 when you select a shape and click a palette color to change it's color, no named colors are implicitly created. So no new color blobs appear on the color line. But of course you can still create a named color for your "Car color" using the button provided in the color editor. And then that color does appear on the color line, because it's clearly an important named color.

The result is that designs created in 3.2 have on the color bar only named colors that were explicitly created by the designer. Plus of course whatever palette colors are turned on in the color gallery.

A related change in 3.2 to help with this problem in old designs, is the option to not save/load any unused named colors in the design (on by default - see View tab of options dialog).

And 3.2 also shows linked named colors with a smaller color square than the master named colors they are linked to. See web site description for more details on this.

All these changes are intended to result in a less cluttered, clearer color bar.

PDF - I'm pulling together a summary of the changes to PDF import/export made for 3.2. That will appear in the "New Pro PDF ..." thread.

Thanks

Neil

[remi]

Thank you, Neil. Now I understand and it's a good solution with the new update. So, please forget my previous comment about named colors.

Regards,
Remi

[jamesmc]

Thought I would update a confirmation on using Paint Shop Pro as the bitmap/photo editor for Xara Xtreme. It has been stated that version X of PSP works and I will now add that version XI (eleven) works as well.

Which is good news for both Xara and those who own Paint Shop Pro Photo XI.

Here's the pic. Clip art from Xara Xtreme 3.2 gallery.

[raynerj1]

I bought the Pro upgrade and I am glad I did. Not major new tools, but fine tweaks on stuff I use all the time.

It is like your desk chair when you are busy as heck, you would never be able to tell what your chair looks like but you would definetly miss it if it was gone...

[Hwy101]

I bought the Pro upgrade and I am glad I did. Not major new tools, but fine tweaks on stuff I use all the time.

It is like your desk chair when you are busy as heck, you would never be able to tell what your chair looks like but you would definetly miss it if it was gone...

Thanks for the Post about the New Release! I almost 'Missed' it!
(T'was out on small Trip South - Pix Soon)

[The Doc]

I seem to be getting quite a few error messages (illegal operation) with 3.2 but the good news is it does not shut down XXP I can click continue
I will wait and see if the cd install is more stable (when it arrives) before reporting the errors.